Egg-turning tray



S. C. BEAMER.

EGG TURNING TRAY.

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SAMUEL C. BEAMER, 0F MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA.

EGG-TURNING TRAY.`

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed June 15, 1917. Serial No. 174,965.

To all whom t may concern:

Ee it known that I, SAMUEL C. BEAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall and State of iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Turning Trays,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to egg turning trays and the primary object is toprovide a device to be used in incubators or the like :and constructedto permit the eggs to be turned evenly and without danger of injury.

The invention also aims to provide a tray of this character which willcause the eggs to be turned by virtue of frictional engagement with theeggs and with each other during movement of the tray.

A further object oi. this invention is the provision of an egg turningtray which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple inconstruction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usageto which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following description and theaccompanying drawings, wherein is illustra-ted the preferred form of myinvention, in which;

Figure l is a top plan view.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a section Aon the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, a retaining cabinet orcasing l is provided and consists of the front and rear walls 2 and. 3and the end walls 4. Each end wall is provided at its bottom edge with astrip 5 which extends inwardly and forms a ledge 6. Slidably mountedupon the ledge 6 is a tray 7 which includes a rectangular frame of anarea considerably greater than the area of the cabinet l; For thepurpose of permitting slidable movement on the frame on the ledge, thefront and rear walls 2 and 3 are provided with elongated openings 8 sothat the frame may project from either side of the cabinet. Forcompleting the tray, the frame receives the marginal edge of arectangular panel of screen or other suitable oraminous material.

The eggs, of course, will be placed on the tray within the cabinet l andone side of the tray will be extended beyond the cabinet and exposed atthe exterior thereof as shown. in full lines in Figs. l and 2 of thedrawing. The openings S are less in width than the diameter of the eggsand it will be apparent that when the tray is slowly thrust inwardly,the eggs within the cabinet will be turned by virtue of the frictionalengagement of the eggs with the screen and with each other.

lf this movement is accomplished slowly' and gently all of the eggs maybe turned over as desired and the tray will be projected from theopposite side of the cabinet as shown by dotted lines of Figs. l and 2oi the drawing.

rIlle tray may be quickly removed by simply sliding it off the ledgesbut when in operative position, sliding movement may be limited by apair of pivotally mounted nuts 9 which may be swung to horizontalposition for permitting withdrawal of the tray from the cabinet. Thecabinet may be mounted in any suitable manner within the incubator.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durableegg turning tray has been provided, the details of which embody thepreferred form. I desire it to be understood, however, that slightchanges in the minor details of construction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimhereunto appended.

I claim* An egg turning tray adapted to receive a plurality of eggsassembled together in the tray and having their surfaces in contact,comprising a cabinet having longitudinal openings formed in its oppositeside walls, a movable tray including side and end portions provided witha foraminous bottom attached to the said side and end portions and of anarea greater than the area of the said cabinet, the said tray beingadapted for reception in the openings to extend beyond the sides of thecabinet, the said foraminous bottom supporting` the eggs and presentinga roughened surface whereby turning` move- While the said tray is beingslid through the ment is imparted to the eggs When the-said cabinet. Y YY 10 tray is slid through the said openings in the In testimony whereofI aix mysignature sides of the cabinet, the said relatively rough inpresence of two Witnesses.

surface presented by the foi-ominous bottom SAMUEL C. BEAMER.

as compared With the comparatively smooth Vitnesses: n

surface of the eggs Within the tray, permit- FRED Hons,

ting the said eggs to make a partial turn J. H. BEAMER.A

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